Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-10

Il don't want 10 do that again stamraered
he. Every time spoke TO one Of those fellows
Thought 1 was giving him his death sentence,
while each one turned and looked at me
concerned as II was telling him nothing OF any
Importance Lingg said he expected It, Fischer
said, Is that SOP and the rest merely grunted
their Acknowledgement. IL did goem as III q flush
spread over their faces when told them, but
perhaps imagined it. Each one turned 10
whatever he was doing and passed en- TO the
as cool as cucumbors."
The first visitor TO arrive at the jail after the
news became public was Mrs. Engel, who never
fails to call twice every day TO see her husband.
She remained in the jail Office for about ten
minutes awaiting the appearance Of her hus-
band. She was. indeed, an object Of pity.
Linggs girl was tho next to arrive She cried
continually. Lingg, on the other hand, the
happiost man in the prison. He wore his usual
flaming red necktie, and laughed and chatted
with bis visitor, who replied to his sallios with
tears I'm her ewes.
Just before Spies cell was unlocked to release
him for n brief hour and half he coolly lighted
cigar and as he stepped from his cell to the
floor below looked the picture Of q contented
gentleman going out for stroll. He never held
his head higher nor smiled more benevolently.
In the cage stood the aged and sorrowing
mother OF Spies, accompanied by his two BROTH
ers. Ferdinand and Henry. Mrs. Spies was
dressed in deep mourning, and was scarcely
able to support herself In her grief.
Mrs. Schwab talked long and earnestly with
her husband; Her face was flushed with ex-
by the other visitors she turned deaf ear.
z Mrs. Parsons brought her two children with
her, and they were allowed to go behind the
bars and play with their father Parsons is far
from overawed at his approaching fate. On be-
ing asked how he felt he replied Il feel pretty
much as did my ancestor Jonathan Parsons,
who served in the good cause of 1915. He was
the original of the term Brother Jonathan
and was likoly man in his day. An elder, by
the way" And without further explanation he
turned on his heel, took another Whit at his
cigar, and walked Off
Nina Van Zandt was the last of the prisoners'
friends who came TO the jail in the afternoon.
She remained for about hfteen minutes, and
then turned to Sheriff Matson.
1t looks very bad for August she said, ~and
really don't know what to think. This is fear
full isn't it2"
Outside the jail the preparations for prevent
ing any kind of attacks were noticed on every
haud. Immediately ON receipt of the news from
the East n detail OF police arrived from the
Central Station and were distributed about the
building and its approaches Capt Schaack
arrived early in tho afternoon and renewed his
orders for vigilance on the part of his I2en.
The officers have little fear Of any atteinpt
at violence from ontside sources The only
preparation for the hanging that has been
made by the Sheriff was to give an order for
rope.
from Washington an order came from the
Grand Jury in session ordering the Jailer TO re-
lease eleven prisoners who were confined ON
various charges. 1t is understood that several
discharges will DO made each day. Only ag-
sirnbIe that there be as rew 1fIsOtrere fo5st-
BILE on Nov. l.. 1t is also quite probable that
number OF prisoners will be taken to the police
stations for safe keeping until after the execu-
tion.
Captain Setback very naturally believes that
should there be any organized demonstration
OF tho anarchists out of Jail the threat often
expressed Of sotting fire to the town would be
the first plan carried out and this would in
clude the demolition Of the water works by
dynamite. As n precauton he has stationed
in the water-works building a strong guard,
armed with Winchester rifles and revolvers.